Facebook will get a platform for video-on-demand as British film distributor Revolver Entertainment introduces a service starting with users in the U.K. and Ireland... Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) now has a platform for video-on-demand after independent Britis.....»»

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will unveil a government dominated by loyalists on Monday, leaving Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev limited scope to pursue his reform agenda and entrenching the Kremlin's grip over the economy'.....»»

CHICAGO (Reuters) - NATO leaders charting a path out of Afghanistan sought on Sunday to dispel fears of a rush for the exits in the unpopular war even as France's new president vowed to stick by his pledge to withdraw French troops by year's end. Presiden.....»»

…   Michael Katz runs a relatively unkown hedge fund, Glenrock Global Partners, which has a spectacular long term record. The fund has returned 12.2% since inception in January 2000, versus 5% for the MSCI world index. The hedge fund is Relat.....»»

You might not be able to sell your kidneys (legally, anyway) but plenty of Americans would be willing to donate an organ or two – for a price.  A new NPR-Thomson Reuters Health Poll shows 41 percent of consumers would take cash for organ donati.....»»

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The technical issues that marred Facebook's first day as a public company on Friday were embarrassing, but were not responsible for the decline in the social network's stock price, the chief executive of the Nasdaq OMX Group said on Sunday......»»

Presenting the best weekly self-contrarian segment from everyone's favorite Gluskin Sheff-based skeptic - David Rosenberg: DESPAIR BEGETS HOPE ... Over half of the 2012 price advance has been reversed in barely over a month as the broad market drifts down.....»»

Wolf Richter   www.testosteronepit.com They’d wanted to “blockupy” Frankfurt, Germany’s money capital, for four days to protest against capitalism, the power of banks, and the wave of austerity policies, and they’d .....»»

Submitted by James Miller of the Ludwig von Mises Institute of Canada Italy And The Great Tax Revolt Taxation is theft. There is no denying this.  If I and a few brutes appeared at the door of an unsuspecting individual and demanded monetary compen.....»»

Unlike Eurocrat rhetoric, which is increasingly full of lies (thank you Jean Claude), prevarications, and half-truths, math is simple and binary. There either are enough numbers, or there aren't. In the case of the European firewall, there aren't (and tha.....»»

Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Monday May 21, 2012. The iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSE: VXX) will certainly be in play. The iShares MSCI Spain Index Fund (NYSE: EWP) is still facing significant hurdles. Keep an eye on th.....»»

Voyager Mobile, which resells airtime on the Sprint (NYSE: S) network, finally launched Sunday after last weeks reported "malicious attack" on the company's web site. The company is offering an unlimited talk and text plan for $19 per month, with no contr.....»»

Chief of Samsung Electronics China says overall market for technology goods in the country will likely grow about 7% this year, down from 10% in 2011.....»»

Move to amass almost €60bn to buy loans from stricken banks comes as many of the continent’s lenders seek to shrink their way to health.....»»

By Ben Feller CAMP DAVID, Md. -- Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their governments must both spark growth and cut the debt that has crippled the Eur.....»»

NEW YORK -- Authorities in China have approved Google Inc.'s bid to buy phone maker Motorola Mobility, clearing the way for the $12.5 billion deal to close early next week. But Chinese regulators attached a big condition: that Google's Android operating s.....»»

By Marcus Wohlsen SAN FRANCISCO -- For Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, it was quite a week -- from birthday, to IPO, to I DO. A day after the historic Facebook stock offering, Zuckerberg on Saturday wed 27-year-old Priscilla Chan, his girlfriend.....»»

President to press Afghan leader Karzai on security, Taliban settlement at Chicago meeting......»»

Greece's conservatives, who support the country's international bailout program, are drawing level in opinion polls with left-wing anti-austerity party Syriza, suggesting the June 17 election is wide open and could yet produce a government that meets Euro.....»»